PM: 'No plans' for second Syria vote

David Cameron says he is "not planning to return to Parliament to ask
again" about military action in Syria, but that Britain will "help
lead the world" in supporting the Syrian people through humanitarian
aid.

4:49PM BST 03 Sep 2013

MPs vote against Mr Cameron's Syrian plans by 285 to 272 votes on Thursday, inflicting a shock defeat on him even though he had already made big concessions to try to win approval.

Mr Cameron ruled out a rerun of the Syriavote despite pressure from some MPs to do so, saying that "parliament has spoken very clearly" with ministers keen to blame Labour for sabotaging the vote, an accusation Labour dismisses.

"I'm not planning to return to Parliament again to ask again about British military action. That doesn't mean we do nothing on Syria, we are already the second largest aid donor in delivering the humanitarian aid that is so badly needed both in Syria, and in the neighbouring countries of Jordan and Turkey."